circumscribe

[ sur-kuhm-skrahyb, sur-kuhm-skrahyb ]

/ ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪb /

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verb (used with object), cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing.

to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.

to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.

to mark off; define; delimit: to circumscribe the area of a science.

Geometry.

to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible.
(of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner.

Origin of circumscribe

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin circumscrībere, equivalent to circum-circum- + scrībere to write

SYNONYMS FOR circumscribe

2 restrict, restrain, check, hamper, hinder.

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OTHER WORDS FROM circumscribe

cir·cum·scrib·a·ble, adjectivecir·cum·scrib·er, nounnon·cir·cum·scribed, adjectiveun·cir·cum·scrib·a·ble, adjective

un·cir·cum·scribed, adjective

Words nearby circumscribe

circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed, circumscribed myxedema, circumscribed scleroderma, circumscript, circumscription

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Example sentences from the Web for circumscribe

Of a simple and solid edifice, it is not easy, however, to circumscribe the duration.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
I know what you mean, but I do not intend to allow any duty to circumscribe my art.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop|Hamlin Garland
It has also been deemed desirable to circumscribe the two round towers of the south west Transept with iron bands.
Ely Cathedral|Anonymous
No hood was placed to shelter the King's head and at the same time to hide and circumscribe its fall.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo

He showed some symptoms of a wish to circumscribe the Middle Ages—to stint them of colour and romance.
A Likely Story|William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for circumscribe

circumscribe

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb, ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb) /

verb (tr)

to restrict within limits

to mark or set the bounds of

to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersectCompare inscribe (def. 4)

to draw a line round

Derived forms of circumscribe

circumscribable, adjectivecircumscriber, noun

Word Origin for circumscribe

C15: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write

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Scientific definitions for circumscribe

circumscribe

[ sûr′kəm-skrīb′ ]

To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.

单词	circumscribe
释义	circumscribe [ sur-kuhm-skrahyb, sur-kuhm-skrahyb ] / ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumscribe ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. to mark off; define; delimit: to circumscribe the area of a science. Geometry. to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner. Origin of circumscribe 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin circumscrībere, equivalent to circum-circum- + scrībere to write SYNONYMS FOR circumscribe 2 restrict, restrain, check, hamper, hinder. SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumscribe ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM circumscribe cir·cum·scrib·a·ble, adjectivecir·cum·scrib·er, nounnon·cir·cum·scribed, adjectiveun·cir·cum·scrib·a·ble, adjective un·cir·cum·scribed, adjective Words nearby circumscribe circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed, circumscribed myxedema, circumscribed scleroderma, circumscript, circumscription Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumscribe Of a simple and solid edifice, it is not easy, however, to circumscribe the duration. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon I know what you mean, but I do not intend to allow any duty to circumscribe my art. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop\|Hamlin Garland It has also been deemed desirable to circumscribe the two round towers of the south west Transept with iron bands. Ely Cathedral\|Anonymous No hood was placed to shelter the King's head and at the same time to hide and circumscribe its fall. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo\|Victor Hugo He showed some symptoms of a wish to circumscribe the Middle Ages—to stint them of colour and romance. A Likely Story\|William De Morgan British Dictionary definitions for circumscribe circumscribe / (ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb, ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb) / verb (tr) to restrict within limits to mark or set the bounds of to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersectCompare inscribe (def. 4) to draw a line round Derived forms of circumscribe circumscribable, adjectivecircumscriber, noun Word Origin for circumscribe C15: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to circumscribe delineate, hem in, encircle, bar, outline, trammel, girdle, bound, surround, hamper, restrict, define, restrain, enclose, limit, environ, confine, encompass, demarcate, nail down Scientific definitions for circumscribe circumscribe [ sûr′kəm-skrīb′ ] To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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circumscribe

verb (used with object), cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing.

Origin of circumscribe

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British Dictionary definitions for circumscribe

verb (tr)

Derived forms of circumscribe

Word Origin for circumscribe

Words related to circumscribe

Scientific definitions for circumscribe